Home / 20,022,475,020.14-27,631,042,889.86-10,867,003,999.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,022,475,020.14, 27,631,042,889.86 and 10,867,003,999.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,022,475,020.14, 27,631,042,889.86 and 10,867,003,999.24 is: 14,996,480,369.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,022,475,020.14 : 27,631,042,889.86 = 10,867,003,999.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,022,475,020.14/27,631,042,889.86 = 10,867,003,999.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,022,475,020.14x = 27,631,042,889.86 × 10,867,003,999.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,022,475,020.14x = 300,266,653,587,280,560,128
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 300,266,653,587,280,560,128/20,022,475,020.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,996,480,369.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.